Winton Woods students get lessons on consequences of distracted driving

Winton Woods students get lessons on consequences of distracted driving

AAA puts them behind the wheel with phone in hand

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Updated: 1:48 PM EDT May 2, 2018

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WEBVTT >> D NOT TEXT. OH MY GOSH, AND DRIVE, OH MY GOSH ANDREW: WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE HAND, AND THE PHONE IN THE OTHER, IT’S HARD TO STAY FOCUSED. AND THAT’S A LESSON THAT LEILA ADAMS LEARNED FIRSTHAND. >> I PROBABLY TOOK OUT HALF THE COURSE. ANDREW: ON A CLOSED COURSE, OVERSEEN BY A AAA DRIVING INSTRUCTOR, KIDS GOT A CHANCE TO DRIVE WHILE DISTRACTED. IF YOUR EYES ARE ON YOUR PHONE, THEY’RE NOT ON THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DO BETTER THAN I WAS, BECAUSE WE TEXT SO FAST AND WE LOOK AT OUR PHONE SO QUICKLY BUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING I DID ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE ANDREW: OTHER KIDS GOT A CHANCE TO TEST THEIR REFLEXES WHILE WEARING GOGGLES THAT SIMULATE BEING DRUNK. THEY TOOK THE PLEDGE TO BE SAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL. IF YOU HAVE A TEEN GETTING READY FOR PROM, HERE’S THE BEST ADVICE FROM AAA ABOUT HOW TO KEEP THEM SAFE. >> TALK TO THEM, IF THEY’RE DRIVING ESPECIALLY. WHETHER IT BE TO DINNER AND THEN TO PROM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPECT. THE PHONE NEEDS TO BE PUT AWAY, PUT IT AWAY AND FORGET IT. TALK TO THEM NOT ONLY ABOUT TEXTING AND DRIVING, BUT ABOUT IMPAIRED DRIVING TOO, BECAUSE THAT BECOMES AN ISSU ANDREW: TODAY’S LESSON IS ONE THESE YOUNG DRIVERS WON’T FORGET. >> EVEN THOUGH YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING TO DO IT FAST, AND IT’S GOING TO BE A QUICK SECOND, IT TURNS OUT YOU’RE LOOK AT YOUR PHONE FOR MORE THAN LIKE 30 SECONDS IN A MINUTE AND THAT’S WAY TOO LONG. ANDREW: THE CONES MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN KNOCKED OVER, BUT NOBODY GOT HURT IN THIS AND THAT IS EXACTLY THE LESSON THEY WANT KIDS TO LEARN NOW DON’T DRIVE DISTRACTED OR IMPAIRED DURING PROM SEASON. FROM WINTON WOODS HIGH SCHOOL, ANDREW SETTERS, WL

Winton Woods students get lessons on consequences of distracted driving